Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lakeside (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lakeside. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lakeside is located in Yalobusha County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yalobusha County: Calhoun, Grenada, Lafayette, Panola & Tallahatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Lakeside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeside:
- Yalobusha County (The home county of Lakeside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Velma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Tillatoba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Coffeeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Banner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bruce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Pittsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Memphis Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Grenada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Turkey Foot Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Taylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delay
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Cornish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Altus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Harmontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Abbeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Pope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Terza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Chapeltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Mims
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Sardis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ballentine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Como
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Longtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Crowder
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Bobo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Lambert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Marks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yarbrough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Falcon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Sledge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebloom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Paynes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Leverett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Tyro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Looxahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeside, see our County-by-County Page for Lakeside.
Cemeteries Near Lakeside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeside.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lakeside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakeside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Hubbard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Love Joy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sardinia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fords Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kind Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bynum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Long Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva Rena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Lakeside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Eureka Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Springs is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Pope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central Academy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Central Academy is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Academy
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Water Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Velma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Teasdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Teasdale is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Terza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Coffeeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chapeltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Taylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakeside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeside.
Newspapers Published in Lakeside ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeside, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeside.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lakeside:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yalobusha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Grenada County
- Lafayette County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tate County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lakeside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |